Foreword
I had a great pleasure reading this book about experimental aerodynamics.
It stems largely from the skills gathered within the Aerodynamics Technical
Committee of the French Aeronautical and Astronautical Society (3AF); skills
valued by what is called “Collective Intelligence”.
All the contributions were organised by Jean Délery, who directs with passion
and with a keen interest for pedagogy this Technical Committee, whose qualities
are recognised worldwide.
For all those who express an interest or a curiosity for the subject, I recommend
reading this book.
They will discover a broad and diverse range of fields of application of aerodynamics, as well as the history and the state of the art of the experimental devices
and their ever-increasing capabilities. Readers will also understand that the oppositions that fuelled the discussions a few years ago, between experimental studies
and numerical simulations, no longer have any reason to exist: there is perfect
complementarity, even enrichment, for the best representation of physical phenomena, while enriching our knowledge.
Engineers in charge of developing new products will find in this book the
information necessary for the success of their work.
I wish that many people will appreciate this book, and that they all take as much
pleasure and interest as when I read it.
This one must find the best spot in the library of an engineer.
Michel Scheller
President of the French Aeronautical
and Astronautical Society
v
I had a great pleasure reading this book about experimental aerodynamics.
It stems largely from the skills gathered within the Aerodynamics Technical
Committee of the French Aeronautical and Astronautical Society (3AF); skills
valued by what is called “Collective Intelligence”.
All the contributions were organised by Jean Délery, who directs with passion
and with a keen interest for pedagogy this Technical Committee, whose qualities
are recognised worldwide.
For all those who express an interest or a curiosity for the subject, I recommend
reading this book.
They will discover a broad and diverse range of fields of application of aerodynamics, as well as the history and the state of the art of the experimental devices
and their ever-increasing capabilities. Readers will also understand that the oppositions that fuelled the discussions a few years ago, between experimental studies
and numerical simulations, no longer have any reason to exist: there is perfect
complementarity, even enrichment, for the best representation of physical phenomena, while enriching our knowledge.
Engineers in charge of developing new products will find in this book the
information necessary for the success of their work.
I wish that many people will appreciate this book, and that they all take as much
pleasure and interest as when I read it.
This one must find the best spot in the library of an engineer.
Michel Scheller
President of the French Aeronautical
and Astronautical Society
v